September 15, 1944: Damaged by Lancaster bombers using Tallboy six ton bombs.

November 12, 1944: Capsized by Lancaster bombers using Tallboy six ton bombs. 1,000 of the crew were lost.

Usage

Operation Rheinübung

With the Prinz Eugen the Bismarck left Bergen for the North Atlantic. They met up against the HMS Hood, which was destroyed, and the HMS Prince of Wales, which was damaged, in the Denmark Strait. The Prince of Wales was able to hit and damage the Bismarck.

Aircraft from the HMS Victorious and HMS Ark Royal damaged the Bismarck which caused it to slow. The HMS King George V and HMS Rodney further damaged the Bismarck. The HMS Dorsetshire fired the torpedoes that finally sand the Bismarck on May 27, 1941.